# US 2017/0280790 A1 · Body gripping harness and single point connector for electrical rubber insulating sleeves > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0280790 A1 - Document ID: US20170280790A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/465,207 - Filed: 2017-03-21 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2016-04-01 - Assignees: Honeywell International Inc. - Applicants: Honeywell International Inc. - Inventors: Prashant Verma; Raj Kamal Prasad; Saji George - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170280790A1 ## CPC - A41D 13/008: protecting against electric shocks or static electricity - A41D 13/08: Arm or hand (protective gloves A41D19/015 {; protectors for the hands of players or sportsmen A63B71/14}) - A41D 27/10: Sleeves; Armholes - A41F 1/004: {Strips of buttons} - A41F 1/02: Buttonholes; Eyelets for buttonholes - A41F 19/00: Garment suspenders not otherwise provided for - A41D 2600/20: for working activities - Y10T 24/318: Strap connector - A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES - A41F: GARMENT FASTENINGS; SUSPENDERS - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract A harness (10) is provided for retaining a pair of electrical rubber insulating workman sleeves (12) on the shoulders (14) of a worker (16). The harness (10) is configured to grip a portion of the worker and thereby provide better anchoring of the electrical rubber insulating sleeves (12) to the worker. The gripping feature of the harness (10) is provided either in the form of a gripping collar (24) or a pair of fabric gripping sleeves (26), or a combination of the collar (24) and sleeves (26). Further, a C-shaped connector is configured for attaching the electrical rubber insulating sleeves (12) to a single point on a harness, which allows for an increased range of motion of the sleeves (12). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A harness for retaining a pair of electrical insulating workman sleeves on the shoulders of a worker, the harness comprising: a pair of fabric shoulder portions configured to extend around at least part of the shoulders of a worker wearing the harness; a pair of fastener features, each fastener feature configured for attaching an electrical insulating sleeve to a corresponding one of the shoulder portions; a connection portion extending from one shoulder portion to the other to limit the motion of the shoulder portions relative to each other; and at least one of: (a) a collar configured to grip the neck of a worker wearing the harness, or (b) a pair of fabric sleeves configured to extend over at least the shoulders and upper arms of a worker, each of the sleeves configured to grip at least a portion of the corresponding upper arm of the worker. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The harness of claim 1 wherein each fastener feature is at least one of a button or a button hole. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The harness of claim 1 wherein each fastener feature is an array of buttonholes. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The harness of claim 3 wherein each array of buttonholes includes a linear array of buttonholes on the front of the sleeve and a linear array of buttonholes on the back of the sleeve. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The harness of claim 1 wherein the harness further comprises a C-shaped connector including: a first fastener feature for attaching the C-shaped connector to one of the sleeves, and a pair of second fastener features for attaching an electrically insulating sleeve to the C-shaped connector, and wherein the first fastener feature is located centrally on the C-shaped connector, and each second fastener feature is located on an opposite end of the C-shaped connector from the other second fastener feature. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The harness of claim 5 wherein the first fastener feature is a buttonhole, and each of the second fastener features are buttons. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The harness of claim 1 wherein the connection portion includes a resilient material that allows limited movement of the shoulder portions relative to each other. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The harness of claim 1 comprising the pair of fabric sleeves configured to extend over at least the shoulders and upper arms of a worker, each of the sleeves configured to grip at least a portion of the corresponding upper arm of the worker. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The harness of claim 8 wherein the connection portion is a back side connection portion extending from the back side of one sleeve to the back side of the other sleeve to connect the sleeves to each other. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The harness of claim 9 wherein the back side connection portion includes a resilient material that allows limited movement of the sleeves relative to each other. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The harness of claim 9 further comprising a front side connection portion extending from the front side of one sleeve to the front side of the other sleeve to connect the sleeves to each other. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The harness of claim 11 wherein the front side connection member includes a resilient material that allows limited movement of the sleeves relative to each other. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The harness of claim 8 wherein each of the sleeves includes an elastic band that extends around the upper arm of a worker when the harness is worn by a worker. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The harness of claim 1 comprising a collar that extends around the neck of a worker when the harness is worn by the worker, the collar including an adjustment feature for adjusting the fit of the collar around a workers neck. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The harness of claim 14 wherein: the adjustment feature is a pair of mating hook and loop strips; and wherein the collar has an open front, with one of the hook and loop strips on one side of the open front and the other of the hook and loop strips on the other side of the open front, with the hook and loop strips being connectable to each other to close the open front of the collar while also adjusting the fit of the collar around the neck of a worker wearing the harness. ### Claim 16 A C-shaped connector for connecting an electrical insulating sleeve to a harness worn by a worker, the C-shaped connector comprising: a first fastener feature for attaching the C-shaped connector to the harness; a pair of second fastener features for attaching an electrical insulating sleeve to the C-shaped connector; and wherein the first fastener feature is located centrally on the C-shaped connector, and each second fastener feature is located on an opposite end of the C-shaped connector from the other second fastener feature. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The C-shaped fastener of claim 16 wherein the first fastener feature is a buttonhole, and each of the second fastener features are buttons.